Second-placed Saga Hisamitsu Springs will travel to Astemo Rivale Ibaraki for matches at the Ikenokawa Sakura Arena, serving off at 14:05 (05:05). Following a victorious run of seven matches in a row, Saga stand on 27-7 and 73, while Astemo occupy 10th place on 14-20 and 45. In November, Hisamitsu Springs swept both home games against Astemo in straight sets.
Reigning champions Osaka Marvelous, who are running third on 25-9 and 76, will visit the Kariya City Gymnasium for a double header against Queenseis Kariya, with both matches starting at 13:05 (04:05). Queenseis are sixth in the table on 20-14 and 66. When Osaka entertained Kariya in November, the two teams exchanged four-set wins.
Victorina Himeji, taking fifth place on 23-11 and 67, will welcome Okayama Seagulls, second from the bottom, in 13th place on 4-30 and 15, to the Victorina Wink Gymnasium at 14:05 (05:05). In November, Himeji brought home two straight-set victories from their trip to Okayama.
Gunma Green Wings will visit Toray Arrows Shiga for the two competition days’ closing matches, serving off at 15:05 (06:05) at the YMIT Arena. Gunma are in seventh place on 18-16 and 53, while Toray Arrows stand 12th on 6-28 and 17. When they previously met in November, Green Wings celebrated two home wins, by 3-2 and 3-1.
Denso Airybees Koriyama, currently eighth on 16-18 and 51, will try to consolidate their place in the playoff zone with a successful home double header against table trailers Aranmare Yamagata, who occupy 14th place on 3-31 and 10. The matches at the Daisen Arena Nishio will serve off at 13:05 (04:05). The team from Koriyama took two straight-set road wins over Aranmare in November.
Kurobe Aqua Fairies and Saitama Ageo Medics will meet at the Kurobe City Gymnastics Center at 14:05 (05:05), in games relevant for the race for quarterfinal spots. Kurobe are in 11th place on 14-20 and 41, while Ageo are two spots above them, but still under the cut-oof, in ninth place on 15-19 and 42. October’s matches between these two squads produced five-set battles, both won by the visitors from Kurobe.
